@texaspast wrote:
Waaay back in time, when I was a more dedicated collector, I used a couple of different sniping services that were free and did a good job. I haven't used one in a long time and was looking around for one, but I'm not as trusting as I used to be 10 or 15 years ago. Are there any still around that you guys would recommend? What about paid sniping services? Any good ones for an 'only-occasionally' bidder?
I'm an occasional snipe bidder. I just set an alarm on my computer for 5 minutes before the auction ends. When the alarm goes off, I immediately open the auction in my browser window, and take a few minutes to think about my bid. Then at one minute before the auction ends, I type in my bid amount and hit Place Bid. Then I watch to the numbers count down and I hit Confirm Bid when it gets to 03s. It has never failed me, yet. If it's impossible for me to be at my computer when the auction ends, which is not often because most auctions end in the evening US time, I just place the bid at the latest time possible. It's usually enough time anyway. There doesn't seem to be that many people bidding these days. I mostly just snipe for convenience. I have to pay for the item anyway, so I might as well bid and pay at the same time.
But if there is one feature that I would love to see eBay add, it would be snipe bid option. But I know that will happen when hell freezes over. LOL.
